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2026
June
Exhibition: Earlier and Later: New Quilts by April Martin and Judy Martin
Dates: 17 June – 25 July 2026
Opening Reception: 18 June 2026
Panel Discussion: 20 June, 2:00-3:30pm
Location: Craft Ontario Gallery, 401 Richmond St West, suite 108. Toronto.
Earlier and Later is a two-person exhibition featuring new quilted works by mother and daughter Judy Martin and April Martin. Through intricate hand-stitched textiles, the artists explore themes of personal history, material transformation, and the rhythms of nature. An opening reception will be held on June 18 from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the Craft Ontario Gallery. A panel discussion with both artists and Craft Ontario’s CEO and chief curator, Robyn Wilcox, takes place on Saturday, June 20 in the gallery at 2 pm.
Judy and April are displaying sixteen hand stitched textile artworks.
July
Artist Talk: Touch is the Mother with Judy Martin
Date: July 25, 2026
Location: Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op, 401 Richmond St West, suite studio 109. Toronto.
Touch is the Mother explores Judy's artistic journey and her belief in the healing power of hand stitching. Presented in the spirit of a quilt guild trunk show, the lecture will feature a selection of works spanning her long career, giving participants the opportunity to examine her textiles up close and learn about the ideas and processes behind them. April Martin will assist her mother with the quilts she is sharing and also co-lead the casual walk through of their two-person exhibition on its final day. July 25, 2-5 pm.
tickets available here
February - March
Exhibition: Judith Martin : Quilts Are Journals
Opening Reception: February 7th, 2-5pm
Dates: February 7 - March 7 2026
Location: 100% Silk Shop, 1558 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON
100% Silk Shop is deeply honoured to present the work of celebrated Canadian quilt artist Judith Martin in an upcoming exhibition featuring work that spans more than 50 years of her career. Martin is a self-taught quilter from North Western Ontario who began quilt-making as an art practice in her twenties, recognizing early on that quilting has a great power to heal. In the present day, Martin’s work has become more intricate, focused and meditative. Yet it always remains deeply personal, with pieces and symbols transforming over time as their biographical purpose changes. You will not want to miss it!
2025
June - August
Art Exhibition: The Sky: New Quilts by Judy Martin
Exhibition Dates: 17 June – 30 August 2025
Location: Art Gallery of Sudbury | Galerie d’art de Sudbury, 174 Elgin Street, Sudbury
Meet the Artist: Thursday, 10 July 2025, 5 – 7 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, 23 August 2025, 1 - 2 pm. RSVP here
The Art Gallery of Sudbury | Galerie d’art de Sudbury is pleased to announce that a beautiful installation of new quilts by senior artist Judith E. Martin will be on exhibition at our exhibition space at 174 Elgin Street in downtown Sudbury from 17 June to 30 August 2025. Please also join us to meet the artist in person on Thursday, 10 July 2025, from 5 - 7 pm, and an artist talk on Saturday 23 August 2025 from 1 - 2 pm - Manitoulin Island-based environmental artist, geo-poet and curator Sophie Edwards will be interviewing exhibiting artist Judith E. Martin on her work, artistic practice and career. Judy Martin will be available in the exhibition following the talk. Light refreshments will be served. Free to attend. Space is limited. To reserve your seat, RSVP here
The exhibition, entitled The Sky: New Quilts by Judy Martin, comprises fourteen hand-stitched textile art works.
January - March 2025
Judy Martin's mended and distorted quilt, Poet in Love, is part of the Studio Art Quilts Association Canadian members exhibition, Renewal. The show is touring Canada until 2027. From January 21, 2025 until March 22, 2025, the exhibition is on view at the Lake of the Woods Museum, in Kenora Ontario. The next venue is Mississauga, Ontario at the Quilt Canada conference, June 19-21 2025.
poet in love
poet in love
2024
Judy Martin was invited to install a solo exhibition at the Quilt Festival in Birmingham UK in the summer of 2024. Her exhibition consisted of fourteen hand stitched embroidered quilts. The exhibition was entitled Softer and Dreamier.
kuutar on display at the quilt festival in Birmingham, UK.